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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:

Biofire Diagnostics, Llc, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Inventors:

David E. Jones, Layton, UT (US);

Kirk Max Ririe, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Thomas Charles Robbins, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Elizabeth Doman Copene, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Charles Benjamin Cox, Sandy, UT (US);

Assignee:

BioFire Diagnostics, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/0046 (2013.01); B01L 3/0262 (2013.01); B01L 3/0265 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00313 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00355 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00376 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00385 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00585 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00693 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0861 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1827 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0478 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0605 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0616 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0655 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0677 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0683 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices and methods are provided for spotting an array with fluid. Arrays produced by such methods are also provided. In one aspect of the invention, a spotter device for spotting a plurality of fluids into an array is described, the spotter device comprising a plurality of reservoirs provided in a first configuration, each reservoir holding its respective fluid, a print head having a plurality of positions provided in a second configuration, the second configuration being different from the first configuration, a plurality of tubes, each tube configured to provide fluid communication from a reservoir at a first end of the tube to a position in the print head at the second end of the tube, and a pump for pumping fluid through the tubes from the reservoir to the print head.


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